Doubts about report on Uludere massacre
from Journalist in Turkey, background articles, news and weblog about by Fréderike Geerdink
ISTANBUL ? A commission in the Turkish parliament has finalized its report on the Uludere massacre, in which 34 civilians were killed at the end of 2011. According to the report the bombing of civilians was unintentional, and it was caused by communication flaws between civilian and military authorities. Nobody is guilty, according to the
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